Advocacy lawyers join Victorian Law Reform Commission
The Victorian government has appointed two senior practitioners to the Victorian Law Reform Commission, including an advocate for victims of sexual assault and a lawyer ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 26 Nov 2020
WA appoints 6 new senior counsel - 2020
Western Australian Chief Justice, the Honourable Justice Peter Quinlan, has welcomed six practitioners to the state’s ranks of senior counsel, including the national ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 26 Nov 2020
Telstra faces $50m fine for ‘unfair selling tactics’ aimed at Indigenous people
Australia’s largest telecommunications provider will face Federal Court after admitting it breached consumer law and acted unconscionably by using “unfair selling ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 26 Nov 2020
What lawyers should expect from the NSW Personal Injury Commission
From March 2021, the Personal Injury Commission will launch as a “one-stop shop” in dispute resolution for road and workplace injuries in NSW. Before it does, ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 25 Nov 2020
Australian M&A activity poised for positive return in 2021
The outlook on Australia’s M&A market activity in 2021 has become optimistic, despite doubts that it would not bounce back the same after a COVID-induced crash in ...
SME LAW • Wed, 25 Nov 2020
Hackers threaten to leak data from legal services firm
Hackers from a cyber-crime collective have targeted a legal services firm and top-tiered clients in a ransomware attack, warning the firm to give into their demands ...
SME LAW • Wed, 25 Nov 2020
MMA Offshore secures $80m equity raising and recapitalisation proposal
Ashurst has assisted MMA Offshore in an equity raising and recapitalisation proposal, valued at $80 million.
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Nov 2020
1,800 lawyers admitted into profession during 2020
Amid digital transformations brought on by the global pandemic and an unprecedented adjustment in studying practices, 1,500 lawyers were welcomed into the profession this ...
NEWLAW • Tue, 24 Nov 2020
Peak legal body calls for Morrison government to reconsider Porter’s position
At a time when the profession is reeling from sexual harassment allegations, the major legal body for women lawyer organisations has called on Scott Morrison to ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Nov 2020
